Is information held about you?
If you want to know whether information is held about you and if so what it is, you will need to write to the person or organisation you believe holds the information. This is known as a 'subject access request'.
You can ask for a copy of all the information held about you to which the Act applies. If you are not sure who to write to within an organisation address your letter to the 'Company Secretary'.
Here is an example of a letter which you could use:
Dear Sir or Madam
Please send me the information which I am entitled to under the Section 7(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998.
If you need further information from me, or a fee, please let me know as soon as possible.
If you do not normally handle these requests for your organisation, please pass this letter to your Data protection officer or another appropriate official.
Yours faithfully
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